Anime-Themed Outdoor Cinema – August 7

Together with Folkets Bio Umeå and Kulturskolan, we are hosting an outdoor cinema event on the final day of Summer Zone, August 7. The programme features three timeless films by anime master Hayao Miyazaki (Studio Ghibli), suitable for children, young people, and adults alike.

Bring something to sit on, an extra sweater, and join us at Nydala for a full day of some of the finest anime films ever made!

Programme – August 7
13:00 – My Neighbor Totoro
15:00 – Spirited Away
18:00 – Princess Mononoke

My Neighbor Totoro

Language: Swedish
Subtitles: Swedish
Running time: 1 hr 26 min

When sisters Satsuki and Mei move to the countryside with their father, it is to be closer to their mother, who is receiving treatment at a nearby hospital. Their new home is old and full of whispers—and before long, the sisters realize they are not alone.

In the forests surrounding the house lies a world filled with secrets: soot sprites darting through the shadows, a many-legged Catbus speeding through the trees, and most importantly, the large, furry, kind-hearted creature Mei names Totoro.

Meeting Totoro opens the door to something greater: a friendship as boundless as imagination itself, a sense of comfort in the unknown, and the beginning of one of cinema’s most beloved family adventures.

Spirited Away

Language: Swedish
Subtitles: Swedish
Running time: 2 hr 5 min

When you think you’ve lost your way, you may just have found it.

Ten-year-old Chihiro is on her way to a new home with her parents when they take a wrong turn—straight into a world unlike anything she has ever known.

As night falls, the place transforms into a bathhouse for spirits and supernatural beings. Her parents are turned into pigs, and Chihiro suddenly finds herself alone in a world where the rules are incomprehensible and danger lurks in the shadows.

Yet in this enchanted realm she meets Haku, a mysterious boy who becomes her ally. He warns her: if she forgets her name, she will forget who she is—and remain trapped in the spirit world forever.

To survive and find her way home, Chihiro must discover the courage to stand up for herself and hold on to the memory of who she once was.

Princess Mononoke

Language: Japanese
Subtitles: Swedish
Running time: 2 hr 13 min

Princess Mononoke is a breathtaking tale of courage, destiny, and the power of nature, filled with dazzling imagination and profound humanity.

When the young warrior Ashitaka is cursed during a battle with a demon, he is forced to leave his village and embark on a perilous journey through a mysterious and living forest. There, he becomes caught in the conflict between humans and the spirits of the forest, led by the enigmatic Princess Mononoke—a young woman raised by wolves who will do whatever it takes to protect her world.